Spooky Texas: Tales Of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, And Other Local Lore

by S. E. Schlosser, Paul G. Hoffman (Illustrator)

Overview

Suitably, hauntings and paranormal happenings in the Lone Star state are larger than life. Included in this must-read collection are tales of the ghost lights of Marfa, the werewolf of Elroy, and the Devil's brand in the eternal roundup of El Paso. Your hair will stand on end as you read about the mysteries and lore in Spooky Texas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461746447
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	08/13/2008
Series:	Spooky
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	200
File size:	12 MB
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About the Author

Author S.E. Schlosser has been telling stories since she was a child, when games of "let's pretend" quickly built themselves into full-length stories. A graduate of the Institute of Children's Literature and Rutgers University, she also created and maintains the website AmericanFolklore.net, where she shares a wealth of stories from all 50 states, some dating back to the origins of America.

Artist Paul Hoffman trained in painting and printmaking, with his first extensive illustration work on assignment in Egypt, drawing ancient wall reliefs for the University of Chicago. His work graces books of many genres - children's titles, textbooks, short story collections, natural history volumes, and numerous cookbooks. For Spooky Texas, he employed a scratchboard technique and an active imagination.

Table of Contents

Introduction x

Part 1 Ghost Stories

1 Guarded by a Ghost San Antonio 2

2 Amber Dallas 9

3 The Old Bridge Camden 13

4 On the Front Deck Bandera 18

5 The Warning Wichita Falls 23

6 El Muerto Kingsville 30

7 Sifty-Sifty-San Wallis 38

8 The Black Car Angelina County 44

9 Ghost Light Marfa 48

10 The Lady in the Veil Brownsville 54

11 Restless Spirit Wink 60

12 Remember San Antonio 66

13 My Neighbor's Car Texas 73

14 The Girl in White Dallas 79

15 Ghost Handprints San Antonio 86

16 The Half-Clad Ghost Waco 90

17 Lafitte's Ghost Laporte 98

18 The House of the Candle Castroville 103

Part 2 Powers of Darkness and Light

19 White Wolf Elroy 112

20 Mudstone Socorro 120

21 Eternal Roundup El Paso 127

22 Bloody Bones Jacksonville 135

23 Grandmother Matilda Houston 142

24 Evil Eye Austin 154

25 The Weeper Laredo 161

26 No Trespassing Amarillo 168

27 Rattler's Ridge Wimberley 175

28 The Gray Lady Fort Worth 181

29 Spearfinger Hardin County 187

30 Lost and Found Abilene 195

31 The Letter Galveston 203

32 The Black Cats' Message Austin 215

33 Stampede Mesa Crosby County 220

34 The Dance Kingsville 224

35 El Blanco Jim Hogg County 228

Resources 234

About The Author 239

About The Illustrator 239